Chapter 62: The 'Ghost' Appears

"Could the answer be wrong?"

Beibei raised this question.

"Impossible! Chu Huimin's hobby is searching for horror puzzle-related information on the internet. Since she said the answer is the bookshelf, then the answer is definitely the bookshelf!"

Baihe did not give Beibei a chance to question Chu Huimin, fiercely defending her friend.

Just as Beibei was about to seriously argue with Baihe about who exactly had failed to search for props carefully, a sudden change occurred.

"Bang!"

The electric fan not far away crashed to the ground.

A female ghost covered in red blood appeared.

"Return... my skin... return it to me..."

Muttering under her breath, she reached out, trying to grab the three of them.

"Ah! Run!"

Beibei was the first to react, grabbing Huan Xiao and bolting.

As she ran, she explained to Huan Xiao:

"It's—it's her! She's the one I saw earlier. She really was hiding in that spot eavesdropping on us!"

"Ah, don't come near me!"

Behind them came Baihe's miserable scream.

"Bang!" The sound of two objects colliding echoed.

Huan Xiao and Beibei looked back just in time to see Baihe casually grab a nearby cardboard box and smash it fiercely onto the head of the female ghost NPC.

Seeing this, Beibei stopped in her tracks, angry, and shouted:

"Baihe, do you have any basic decency? You knew she was just a person in costume, yet you hit her so hard. Are you out of your mind?!"

The female ghost NPC clutched her head for a moment, let out a muffled groan, and said to the three of them:

"It's fine, I'm okay."

"Did you hear that? She said she's fine, you don't need to meddle and worry blindly."

Rebutting Beibei's words, a slightly guilty Baihe continued:

"Besides, she scared me first. What's wrong with me fighting back? She scared me, so why can't I hit her?"

"You—"

Seeing that Beibei was about to explode with rage, the female ghost NPC quickly raised her hand and said:

"It's fine, it's fine. Peace is precious. Let's continue playing the game. Thank you for speaking up for me, beauty. My skin is thick and tough, it doesn't hurt."

The female ghost NPC's voice clearly carried sharp gasps of extreme pain, yet she prioritized soothing Beibei.

Beibei felt pity for the female ghost NPC, and at the same time, she loathed Baihe even more in her heart.

"Xiaoxiao, let's run. Don't bother with a rotten person like Baihe."

Huan Xiao was pulled away by Beibei.

Baihe did not apologize to the female ghost NPC. Seeing Beibei run off, she followed toward the exit.

She didn't think she had done anything wrong. Since they chose to be NPCs, these employees should be prepared to be hit. Besides, as a girl, her punch wasn't even as heavy as a man's, so why should she be scolded by Beibei?!

In the dark environment, the mirrors emitted an eerie glow.

As soon as they stepped out, their reflections appeared in countless mirrors.

Huan Xiao couldn't quite distinguish the path, so she had no choice but to follow Beibei the entire way.

She thought she was about to crash straight into a mirror, only to find that what looked like a mirror actually turned out to be a corner as she rushed past.

Although Huan Xiao had walked this path before, she hadn't intentionally memorized the route, whereas Beibei seemed to remember all of it.

Huan Xiao asked Beibei:

"Where are we going?"

"I don't know, I—"

"Bang!"

Beibei slammed headfirst into a mirror.

She muttered hesitatingly:

"That's strange. This was a path just a moment ago, how did it turn into a mirror?"

Looking at the person in the mirror who was extremely close and had reversed facial features, Beibei shuddered and retreated step by step.

"Could it be a trap mechanism?"

Beibei guessed suspiciously.

Hearing footsteps approaching from a distance, Huan Xiao shook Beibei's hand and urged:

"It must be a mechanism, escape rooms are always like this. Let's run quickly, or we'll get caught!"

She loved playing tag-like minigames, and her competitive streak flared up instantly.

Hearing the sounds from behind as well, Beibei quickly grabbed Huan Xiao to keep running, saying:

"Fine, let's run wherever our feet take us."

Along the way, the people in the mirrors ran along with them, looking as though hundreds or thousands of people were racing.

The sound of "pitter-patter" running echoed through the mirror maze.

"Hey, wait for me!"

True to being the runner-up in the physical education class long-distance race, Baihe had caught up in no time.

"Get lost! Can't you run in a different direction?"

Beibei completely lost any polite expression toward Baihe.

Baihe wanted to get angry, but she was terrified being all alone in the mirror maze. Although she claimed to be brave, her courage wasn't actually very large.

Therefore, she had no choice but to shamelessly cling to Huan Xiao and the others.

"Beibei, don't leave me behind. I know I was wrong. I—I just apologized to the NPC! She said it was fine."

Driven by necessity, Baihe had to tell a lie.

Beibei had no reason to doubt her, but even if Baihe had apologized, she still held no favorable impression of her.

She turned around and shouted loudly:

"You're so brave, why can't you run somewhere else? Don't you have another friend? Go find her!"

Baihe looked in panic at the reflections in the mirrors, her scalp tingling instantly. She somewhat regretted coming to play this game, and replied:

"I'm not going. This... right, doesn't this game require at least three people? I'll stay, the three of us can look out for each other!"

"Right, Huan Xiao? You think so too, don't you?"

To persuade Beibei, Baihe even tried to drag Huan Xiao into it.